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Post Office hires investigators to look into handling of scandal

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The Post Office has hired investigators to look into the way staff previously handled the Horizon scandal. The new team, said to include former police staff, will look at allegations against current and past employees involved in the prosecution of sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses. Concerns about…

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